Black Rainbow Living Well Foundation - Start Some Good

January 26, 2015

The suicide rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is 2.6 times higher than the rate for non-Indigenous Australians. According to recent research, in some remote locations it can get up to 20 times higher. In Australia same-sex attracted people exhibit up to 14-times-higher rates of suicide attempts than their heterosexual peers. If a person is both Indigenous and same-sex attracted those numbers are amplified, yet there are no dedicated service for this group of people. Idle No More Australia’s Dameyon Bronson is gay and Indigenous and decided to do something about that. Checkout the video created to raise awareness and raise funds